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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators
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as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding
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as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest
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Recent Examples of clear out
Meanwhile Russia has been almost entirely closed off to Hollywood blockbusters since the country invaded Ukraine in 2022, causing American businesses to clear out.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Regularly clear out the basket and find permanent homes for the contents.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
A week later Posen cleared out two closets and Ball moved in.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Normally, the body’s immune system clears out damaged cells, but with more aging than healthy cells, this task gets harder to do over time.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Regularly clear out the basket and find permanent homes for the contents.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
A week later Posen cleared out two closets and Ball moved in.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Normally, the body’s immune system clears out damaged cells, but with more aging than healthy cells, this task gets harder to do over time.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear out
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Fog will disperse and black ice will melt mid to late Saturday morning.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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After that Wednesday’s practice, the air horn blew, the team huddled, players dispersed and the quarterbacks came together.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Creating Designated Quiet Zones Allocating specific areas as quiet zones helps employees escape overstimulation and focus on their tasks in peace.Shaun Arora, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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After initially escaping, Patil was arrested on Thursday, TOI reported.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Melvin succeeded Hoda Kotb, who announced her plan to depart last year and had her last day on Friday.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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The report found that 5% of the camps were created right after the quake in 2010, while an overwhelming number have sprouted up in response to the widespread gang violence that has forced Haitians to flee their homes and neighborhoods.Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Refugees are people who are forced to flee their homes and are unable to return because of war and persecution.Carissa Zaffiro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The couple had just moved from their modest fixer-upper in Altadena’s Janes Village to their dream home in architect Gregory Ain’s Park Planned homes, when the Eaton fire roared to life.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Still, the ramifications for those who lived and moved across the Utah territory during this time echo throughout American history.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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There are generally two types of fighters in these brawls: the kind who get in — and push harder — when they’re hit in the face, and those who get out.Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Video surveillance footage from the complex shows Torres’ Honda Pilot pull into the complex, then the woman is seen getting out of a vehicle not shown on camera and walking toward her door, deputies said.Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Biden and first lady Jill Biden will exit the Capitol grounds by plane after the transfer of power and return to private life.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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But rather confusingly, this fracas appears to have been staged so that duo can exit their top-secret careers as globe-trotting clandestine agents, disappearing together into civilian life.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mash, a Russian Telegram channel thought to have links to Russian law enforcement, published footage purportedly showing a drone flying toward Engels overnight, which could not be independently verified.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Gonzalez Urrutia was leaving for Panama on Tuesday, and was planning to fly to the Dominican Republic on Thursday.Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Clear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear%20out. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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